Edge-band machine.



J. F.` GAIL. EDGE BAND MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. Isls.

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J. F. GAIL.

EDGE BAND MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7,1916. 1,297,340, l Patented Mar, 18,1919.l

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EDGE BAND MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. i. Isla.

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.EDGE BAND MACHINE.

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J. F. GAIL.

EDGE BAND MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. 1915.

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1. F. GAIL. EDGE BAND MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. |916.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

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EDGE BAND MACHINE.

APPLICATION man fm1. |915.

Patented Mar. 18,1919.

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Y To all whom t may concern:

JOHN F. Gi'AAIl'.:7 0F KENOSHA', WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR,

BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, '10

SIMMONS COMPANY, 0F KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

EDGE-BAND MACHINE.

Be it known that I, JOHN F. GAIL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Kenosha, county of Kenosha, and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Edge- Band Machines, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to improvements in edge band machines and refers more particularly to a machine for forming the band edges and cross connecting links of a spring fabric and automatically connecting the links to the bands.

Among the salient objects of the invention are to provide novel means for punching band blanks and severing them into their proper lengths and simultaneously forming the cross connecting links and uniting them to the punched portions of the bands; to provide mechanism for fo-rming a novel type of link which isso' formed and secured in position as to obviate any tendency to catch inthe bed clothing or the like; to provide a novel method of forming the link and attaching the same to the hand; to provide means for automatically securing the preformed links to said band edges; to provide a construction in which the bands and links are respectively formed from continuous stock or reels and in which the various operating mechanisms are so timed 'that as the bands are punched and fed forward the links are formed and simultaneously secured to the bands in proper relation; to provide a construction for preventing the formation of a link receiving hole at the point where the bands are severed without interrupting-.the feed of the bands; to provide a construction in which the last mentioned object may be accomplished hy lengthening at predetermined intervals, the throw of the punching mechanism which forms the link receiving holes in the bands; to provide a construction in which with slight changes in the machine. the operating mechanisms can he adjusted to form the corresponding link receiving holes, a greater or less distance apart than that shown inthe drawings; to provide a construction in which all of the operations above referred to are automatically performed as long as the stock last-s and no manual operation or ycontrol is necessary other than the initial Specification of Letters Patent. Patented M31', 1S 1919,

Application filed February 7, 1916. Serial No. 76,577.

chine; and in general to provide a simple and improved construction of the character referred to. Y

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the machine (shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the machine. Fig. 4L is an enlarged section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, parts being omitted for f the sake of clearness.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section on the line5-5 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are enlarged detail views of the clutch mechanism for the wire feed.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged side elevation of the mechanism forsevering the bands and formying the holes for the helical spring connection.

Fig.v 10 is an inverted plan view of. the punch mechanism shown 'in Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a top planl view of the die mechanism, shown in Fig. 9.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary plan view showing the adjacent ends of two of the severed bands. y

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary top plan view showing the manner of assembling the bands with the spring fabric.

Fig. 14 is a side elevation of the valve mechanism controlling the pneumatic action K of the auxiliary carriage.

Fig. 15 is a end elevation of the casing, the valve being removed.

Fig. 16 is an end view of the valve controlling the ports of the casing shown in Fig. 15.

Fig. 17 isv an edge view of the valve Shown in Fig. 16.

Fig. 18 is a side elevation of the mechanism for forming the connecting link.

Fig. 19 is a side elevation, taken at right angles to Fig. 18 of the parts shown therein.

Figs. 20 and 21 are views of the link in various stages of its formation.

Fig. 22 shows the lin-k being attached to the band.

Fig. 23 is a sectional detail view Vof a traveling carriage.

Fig. 24 is a fragmentary plan view with parts shown in dotted lines showing the manner of reciproca-ting the carriage. f

matic formation of bands such asareA-used at the edge portions of a bed bottom fabric and the invention contemplatesy amachine.

capable of forming the bands from a reel or other strip stock and V`automatiezrlly .forming and attaching the links which are used to 1 connect* ther edge` loa-nds; with the spring fz'ib'r-ic. These links are preferably. each proy vided=withtheirl1free endpartially closed so that in attaching the band to the fabric it is only necessary to insert the-free-eiids of the-fabric into the openfloop ofthe link and close the latter. 'Thu-s atone'fconfiplete'operationof' a unitarystructurethe bands and links are formed and assembled;

Describing in detail the particular embodimentof my' invention shown in the drawings, 1 f designates the supporting `frame and 2 the bed which carries-the-operating mechanisms for forming the bands and links and partially assemblingthem. In general the machiney comprises the following-mechanisms adapted to produce-alcompleted productlo'y the varioii-s steps-eniimerated 1.'y The formation ofthe link'receiving apertures. 2. The feedingl forward of'theband and in the particular machineshown, the punchingl elements are used' as the feeding elements. 3. Thefeeding ofthe wiref-stock which forms the links. 4:. The-severing of this stock into links of"v predetermined length. 5. The initial'"bendingdownofL the severed link stock'finto thesha'pe shown in Fig. 20. 6i The further bending of the link into the shapeshown in Fig.` 21: 7. The further bending of the link and attaching one of its .ends to the lband as shown in Fig. 22. 8. The severing of.I the' band tape at predetermined intervals so as to successively form bands, each oflapredetermined length. 9.' The simultaneous formation ofapertures adjacent the severed endsoffthe bands.

In addition to the aboveeiiumeratedoperations there are various minor functions and mechanisms, the` properties of which will appear in the detaildescription. of .the general formation and operation of" the machine;

Taking vup first in detailptlie 'formation of rthe link receivingapertures-it;l willloe noticed that the bandV tape?)4 in being'fed from thereel 4 to the operating mechanism on the bed 2 first' passesthroughastraightening device 5 and through thev latter untilY it reachestheplane. of the punch mechanism 6 which forms the' apertures'y adapteclto receive the connecting links;Y As Ashown in Fig.- 13 a plurality oft'liese.aperturesPSl are formedl'along'the edge 9 of the bland'By at predetermined intervals, the' stock being` fed punch element 11 has been moved downwardthiough the band is adjusted forward along the bed plate 2, and moves forward a: distance. exactlyequal to the length required between the adjacent link receiving apertures. The-nt atitsy extreme forward movement the punch-element 11 is reciprocated upwardout ofi engagement with the band-andwhile'in this inoperative position the carriage "10 is'A returned te its initial 'position toward the lrear 'end of" the bed plate where it starts a newf cyclel of operations. The mechanism for imparting reciprocating l motionto thecarriagelO coin-prises a main drivef shaft 12 driven by aV beltf wheel'13 from a suitablev powerfsou-rce in the usual manner. Atg oneend'the'shaft 125 is providedwith a pinion Mfmeshing-witlia gear 15 mounted within the-.housingv 16. The

gearl in turn isf mountedV on a camshaft 17' and upon the latter. isjal feed cam 18 which -upon each revolution ofithe cam shaft 17 'rocksanarm 19, centrally piveted at'20, and which has its opposite end 21? abutting 'against anl anti-friction roller 21 carried Eby the carriage l10 so that upon rocking movement of the arm 19N the carriagelO will be reciprocated longitudinallyA of the main bed 2 of'th'e machine.- Arm 1'9`is returned to normal by means of'the spring'19 coperating with the anti-friction'roller In order to avoid the formationof'alink receiving aperture 8- adjaeentf the severed ends 22 ofthe various bands `thefollovving mechanism-is employech which securestliis result without interfering with the regular reeiprocation of the punch elen'ients asv described in the preceding paragraph; The avoiding ofthe formation of aliuk reeeiving aperture at`that portion which will he` adjacent the severed ends is produced by the action of Yan auxiliary carriage 23 slidably mounted on the reciprocating "carriage 10 and causedI at predetermined intervals to carry the punchll back `agreater distance thaii tliat-of itsnormallthrow. That is, for illustration, fourteen of the apertures will he formed in the band at equal distances apart while between'the fourteenth and fifteenth apertures the auxiliary carriage will' be broughtl into operation andcarry the punehbaekY an additionalidistance so that between the fourteenth and fifteenth apertures there will be ya relatively long space left.` l The stock from which the bands are formed is then severed intermediate the last mentioned apertures fnithe present instance Ihave shownand described apneu'maticallyvv operated means v source of air and for causing the reciprocation of the auxiliary carriage at the proper intervals. Leading from a suitable source of compressed air is an air yinlet, conduit 24 which supplies air under pressure to the valve casing 25. This valve controls the passage of the air to the flexible pipes 26 and 27 so that at the proper interval lair will be admitted from the source of supply through the flexible pipe 28 to the left hand side of a piston 28. This piston is connected in turn to the auxiliary carriage 23 so that upon air being admitted tothe left hand side of the piston 28, the latter will be forced toward the right and will adjust the auxiliary carriage and cause the latter together with the punch to move an additional distance, besides the normal reciprocation given to the carriage 10. The limit of movement of theauxiliary carriage is governed by an adjustable stop 29. Thus when the auxiliary feed has been brought into operation the punch will have been carried back the distance of the normal reciprocation of the main carriage 10 plus the additional movement produced by the action of the piston 28 on the auxiliary carriage 23. The carriage 10 is then adjusted back toward the left, that is, is moved forward its usual amount while in addition, the valve in the casing 25 having been adjusted to close communication between the the flexible pipe 26 and open communication between the source of air and the flexible conduit 27, the air coni.

ing in on the right hand side of the piston 28 will push the same toward the left so that when -the punch is drawn out of engagement with the edge band the latter will have been fed forward an extra length.

The detailed construction and operation of the valve in the casing 25 (which is shown in Figs. 14, 15, 16 and 17 is as follows: Leading from one side of the valve casing 25 is a passageway 29 opening intothe casing through a port30. This passageway is in open communication with the {lexible conduit 26 while its port 30 is controlled by the rotary adjustment of the valve disk 31, the compressed air being admitted into the casing on the opposite side of this valve disk. The latter has a port 32 adapted upon each complete rotation of the valve to register with the port 30, thus allowing the conipressed air to llow through the registering ports 32 and 30, the passageway 29 and the flexible conduit 26 to the left hand side of the piston, moving the latter andthe auxiliary carriage 23 an additional distance toward the right.

Shortly after the port 32 moves out of registration with the port 30, the latter is open to the exhaust channel 33 which connects by means ofya radial-channel 34 with the exhaust pipe 35 formed in the hollow valve stem 36. This stem projects out through the this eccentric through vbeen produced. (lt is of course, 'that the feed may casing 25 and is provide-d withv a ratchet wheel 37. The latter in turn is operated by an eccentric 38 mounted on the shaft 17, the action of the 40 causing a feed equal to 'two of the teeth on the ratchet wheel for each revolution of the shaft 17. Thus if the ratchet wheel 37 is provided with thirty teeth the valve 31 will make one co-inplete revolution for each fifteen revolutions of the shaft 17.

ratchet dogs 39 and Since one of the link receiving apertures is-formed for each revolution of the shaft 17, the additional spacing caused by the extra throw of the auxiliary carriage will be brought about after fourteen link receiving apertures of normal spacing have understood be changed toincrease and decrease the number of normally spaced apertures between4 the intervals of the extra feed). i*

After the auxiliary carriage 23 has been moved to the left in the manner just above described and the portion of the chamber on the left hand side of the piston 28 has been opened to exhaust, the vportion ofthe chamber to the right of the piston 28 is opened 'to ythe source of compressed air supply by registration of the channel 41 with the port 42, which, through the passageway 43 connects with fthe flexible conduit 27 This channel 41 extends substantially around the disk valve so that the piston 28 is normally forced toward the lef-t. lVhen however the ports 30 and 32 are in registration sothat air pressure is exerted on the left hand side of the piston the port 42 is open to exhaust by its registration with the exhaust port 44, which in turn is connected by a radial channel 45 to the exhaust pipe.

l At the extreme ends of its longitudinal i'eciproeation, the punch has a. vertical reciprocation imparted to it by means of an arm 4G which is pivvoted -at`47 and has a pair of rollers 48 and 49 operated upon bya cam 50.V The opposite end of the arm 46 is provided with a transverse bar member' .51 fitting in a groove 52 of the punch mechanism. Tn the position of the Vparts shown in Fig. 5, the punch israised and owing to the action of the cam on the lower roller 49 will remain in this position during that time in which the punch mechanism is moving back toward the right of the machine. When, however the punch reaches its extreme adjustment toward the right the enlarged portion of the cam 50 acting on the upper roller will rock the lever 46 about its pivot and force the punch down through the band, and will hold it in this position wliileit is feeding forward7 thus utilizing the punching element as the feeding means for advancing the band the exact distance. f

Simultaneously with the formation and forwardfeeding of the band the stock for the links isvfed forward `and severed into Ithe ,.desiredz lengths andthe links formedr and :attached:to.I theband;Y Therwire is fed from a reel or other; suitablesourceof supplyl throughthe; wire .straightener 54C 1. to. the link severing.' and" forming mechanism by vmeans-cfa feeding mechanism'lwhich comprises an eccentric-cam amountedon the shaft 17 Vand adaptedby rocking the-arm to` shift forward the slide=bloclry 57 9 on the slideway 528 andqat .the/Sametime forcinggthe wire i clamp 59 f down .finto gripping iengagementwiththe wire sogas; tofeed it. forward with the slideblocki However,v upon the return movement theA clamp member `59 Ais releasedso that-'the'slide block returns tothe .leftLwithout retractingl the wire. When the wire. has been f fed f forward; as distance sufcient to -make one .off the links; it: is :acted upon by threereeiprooatingptmoh members 61, 6:2v and-63, each of which is normallyheld upward in inoperative'plosition, by. the respective-springs 64;.65., and 66:, The first mentioned punch member servesfto .sever the wire intoa length 67' and byforcing the ends down oven the bending diesA 70.-to initially Ybendfdown thev endsa6f8i and- 69 ofthe length -67. Vertical reciprocation.ofy thev shearing punch. issk produced by the action ofa: lrock arm/71 whichis-pivoted atf'andfhas one end operativelyconnected to` the; shearing punch whileits opposite; end-fl is raised and loweredby thefactionof-.a cam ZS-fixed'to the-shaft'. 17. l

bending 1 punch l andi-is.- a'lso mounted for vertical reciprocation .and .after the wire isV severed-into the proper length rand' the initial bends-of the ends;- 68 and 69 produced,A the link is bent into theshapeshown in Fig.- 21 by lthe downward:movement'ofi thebending punch 62.l In turn this f Ibendingv punch 1 is caused tozmove downwardby. thefaction of a roclearm 7 elf',- one end of which isoperatively connected toi the bendingpunch;v while its opposite end: israisefd and: lowered? by the action of a cam 7 5 mounted onthe cam shaft 17. After thelink has been bent intothe shape shown" in'Fi'g. 215 risen-c1368 is forced through one of' the link receiving,4 apertures S formed in theA edgebandv and thelinkgand band' at.. this: stage ofoperation, are positioned just; above: thebendiing, die-'block 76 which iszprovidedxwith recess seats- 77 and 7 8.. The.4 closing punch 63 isv thenv` forced downwardl by the cam 63Z1 on shaft; 17,1aotingV throughthe pivoted lever'b'," andthe bentends ofthe links pushed against the Yseats 77 and 7 8`r so'as lto-coinpletely close the end 68 against the main-portion offthelink andfto parti-ally'close-ther end 69.Y Thus, the

link while beingrformed" isLautomatically inserted and fastenedto theedgeband while the end which istoengage-thefabric loops (as show-n. in Fig. 1 22) `is:A partially.v closed.

v rlhe secondspunch-member 62visrcalled the i rlherefore,l .in vzassembling(the bedspring itis y only.necessarytc,hoohlthe end 69; ofthe link into'theproperfabric loop. .7 9 and press the end 69 vagainst the. mainvportion ofthe link. tgwill be noticed thatl in the assembled positionzofthe: links-their outer ends are forced. directly. against the-mainbodyv ofthe link andl thus anyl danger ofay protruding; end which would :tea-r the bed clothing is avoided,

The next: and'last operation of .the Ina#v chiuecomprises theYseveri-ng'` of the stock which forms `the; edge bands, and to which the links-have been attached,V into bandsof proper-length and to simultaneously punch one or more;y apertures adjacent thesevf ered end. A s previously. mentioned 4,the line where-.the band is severed is intermediate the linlrrecei-X'fing apertures which'y are.. spaced apart a greater distance thangthe remaining apertures.l

This severing and punching` mechanism comprisesy af: die 1 b'ed plate i 81 within. which ispositoned aspair-of removable die meinbers 824 and. 83, thelatter beingI preferably reversible. Thatis,e'ach-ofy thek dieplatemembers: 82 and 83 is provided with cutting recesses 84Efandf85 and-'apertures 86and-.87- Qnly the Yportionswhich Aare positioned near the'4 center-a-re-engaged by the punch 88-1whenV thelatter is reciprocated downward. Therefore, incas'e the dieplate-member in usey becomes dull,Y anew cuttingedge can beprosentedv byI simply'. reversing the position of the die plate members., Thepunch 88 which coperateslwith thedie plate members has an, irregular shaped cutting member 89 and four projecting circular punches. S90-)which corr spondwith the -aperftuif'es` and87 formed punch men-iberwhile its opposite end, that, l'l5V is; the -endv on the V.opposite V.side 1 of the pivot 94 is raisedand" lowered by the `.action of an Y eccentriccam. member 95. However, inasmuch-'as the cam member is driven from the main camshafty l7fandfit. is only de- 120 sired to operate the band shearingfpunch once for.V ever-y( fifteen `revolutions Vof'v the cam shaft, means areprovided for regulatingthe operation as follows: The eccentric 95 is loosely sleeved jupon the cam' shaftl'. ad- 125 jacent the-,fixed collar. 96 and is adapted to be clutched; thereto, wheneverA the pin. 97 is permittedA toextendinto theslot98 in the fixed collar. This pinis.pressedtowardy the collar-by; a-,spring 99 but is normally pre-130 vented from extending into the slot by a shoe 100 mounted on one end of a crank arm 101 which is pivoted at 102 and provided at its opposite end with a roller 103. A spring 104 tends to normally withdraw the shoe out of operative position but is prevented from doing so by the action of a notched disk 105. Secured to the disk 105 is a ratchet wheel 106, the teeth of which are engaged by a dog 107 operatively connected to the slide block 57. Thus as the latter reciprocates back and forth, the ratchet mechanism moves the disk 105 onefifteenth of a complete revolution until the deep notch 108 comes into registration with the roller 103. This releases the pressure on the roller 103 and allows the crank arm 101 under the action of the spring 104 to move the shoe out of o-perative position and permit the clutch pin to lock the eccentric to the collar. Theeccentric then makes one complete revolution with the collar and by rocking the arm 93 forces the shearing punch 88 down to sever the band at the proper time in the cycle of operations.

The various mechanisms and operations described comprise the general elements and functions of the machine but in addition I have provided means for automatically stopping the machine when the feed of either the band or the wire is other than normal. The main shaft of the machine is connected to the pulley by means of a friction clutch 110 which can be manually drawn into and out of operation by shifting the member 111, or automatically drawn out of operation by the retraction of the arm 112 when the solenoid 113 is energized. The energizing of this solenoid whenever the band buckles is automatically produced by the rotation of the movable contact member 114. This contact member is carried by a shaft 115 loosely sleeved in the bearing 116 and provided at one end with a slotted shoe 117. The band will normally pass through the slotted shoe without rocking the shaft 115 upon its axis but should the band buckle or become twisted it will rock the shaft 115 axially and adjust the movable contact member 114 into engagement with one of the stationary contact members 118, thus closing the circuit to the solenoid. The energizing of the latter will automatically shift the clutch out of engagement and stop the operation of the machine.

The same solenoid is employed for shutting oft1 the machine whenever the supply of tape is exhausted. In passing from the reel 4 to the wire straightener 5 the stock for the band passes between a pair of contacts 120 and 121 and normally holds the latter up out of engagement with the former. If however, the supply of stock becomes exhausted, the arm 122 on which the contact 121 is mounted will yby the force of gravity drop down and bring the contacts into engagement, closing the circuit and energizing the solenoid to automatically shut off the operation of the machine.

Similar means are provided for stopping the operation of the machine whenever the supply of wire to the link forming mechanism is exhausted and comprises the stationary contact 123, a movable contact 124 mounted on an arm 125 and normally held out of engagement by the wire holding the arm up against the force lof gravity. If however, the supply of wire is exhausted the gravity actuated arm will move the contacts into engagement closing the circuit and energizing the solenoid so as to release the clutch as described in connection with the automatic control of the band stock.

From the above description it will be `noticed that after the operator has supplied the necessary. reels or other amount of stock for the link and bands, the entire formation of the bands, links and their assembly is automatically produced and will continue as long as the machine is operating in its normal manner. It is therefore possible for each operator to take care of a number of machines and greatly reduce the labor cost in producing bed springs of this type. It is of course understood that various changes in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of this invention and I therefore do not desire to limit the latter except as specied in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a machine for making edge bands the combination with means for forming an elongated flat edge band, of means for forming a series of spaced apertures throughout the length of the band and means associated therewith for automatically securing fabric links to said band.

2. In a machine for making edge bands or the like, the combination with means for forming a series of link receiving apertures throughout the length of a plurality of elongated iat edge bands, of means for automatically attaching fabric links to the apertures in said bands.

3. In a machine for making edge bands or the like, the combination with means for severing the stock into a plurality of edge bands, means for forming a plurality of links and means for attaching said links to said bands.

4. In a machine for making edge bands or the like, the combination with means forl severing the stock into a plurality of edge bands, means for forming link receiving apertures in said bands, means for forming a plurality of links, and means for attaching said links to said bands through the link receiving apertures.

5 5. In afmach'inefor making edge'bands or the like,A the combination with meanslfor forming a series of link receiving apertures spaced at predetermined intervalslthroughout the length of a flat edge band, of means for forming links and means for applying the link through the aperture Vin the edge 6. In a machine for making edge bands or the like;v the combination With means for severing a strip into a pluralityot edge bands, of ymeans'for automatically forming link receiving apertures insaid bands at' predetermined distances apart,means"for preventing the forming of a link receivingaperture 'adjacent the several lends ofn the band, `and 'n eans for automatically attaching links to said bands.

7. vl-n a-E machinefor making edge bands 0r the like,fthe"combination with means for -severing the stoek'into' a plurality of edge bands, of means/'for severing a-Wire stock into 'a'p'l'uralityA of links andv automatically forming said stock into links, each having a 'return bent end and an'inwardlyextending top, and lseeuring'said links to the edge bands.

S. ln a machine forv making edge bands or tlie'like, the combination with mechanism for forming-link-receiving apertures in 'an edge band,v of means for utilizing said meehani'sm as a Yfeeding Ameclianism 'for theV band being operated on, and means for attaching lin-'ksjto said' band formed.

l9. y'In a machine for making edge bands, the combinatienwith means't-ornip'eeding ior- Ward fiat blank stock, means for viorming said stock into a plurality of edge bands,

means 'for lforming a series of apertures throughout the length of each band, means forsevering'xvire stock into a plurality of links and automatically bending down the tops or" the links at'the time'they are severed, and means for attaching such links to the apertures in said band.

l0. In a lmachine for making edge bands, the Combination with means for feeding forward an edge band, of means for providing series of spaced apertures in the intermedivate portion of said band and means for automatically attaching links to the apertures Vin said' band.

ll. In afmachine for making edge bands, the combi-nation With means for forming' a plurality of apertures in an edge band at vpoints remote from the ends oi' the band, of-means for automatically attaching links to the apertures i-nsaid band.

12; rThe method of forming a link and attaching it to an edge band, comprising "forming link receivingapertures at predetermined intervalsi-n the length ofthe band,

simultaneously severing Wire steek into blanks, bending the'ends of the blank to form eye portions and automatically attaching` one eye ofl` the linkf=thiough`the' corre# Yspending aperture 'formed 'inthef band,\and 'orcing'theupper endof'the side eye into close engagement With the body ofthe link.-

v13. lIn a machine orma'king edgetbands or the like,the combination of means for forming link receivingapertures in the 'band material, means Vfor fi'eedi-ng theband imaterial forward, me'ans 'for feeding WireV stock and severingithe Sameinto links ofp'redetermined length, means ferinitially bending the links, means `for urtherbendinglthe links "and attaching lthem te the I*band through the iapertures EtermedS therein, fand means for severing the band materialat pref' l'determined intervals, *andl y d simultaneously forming rapertures adj acent thesevered ends of the bands. Y A

i4. f ln a machine forma'king' edge' hands orj the like, the 'combination ef meai-1s Vfor forming link receivingapertures in the band material, means iter leeding@ the band materialE forward,- -ineans for feeding Wire-steek and :severing the same iiite-iinks lof predeterminedE length, means Ffor initially bending the v links and attach-ing them to the 'band through the aperturesfformed thereinyand means for seve-ring'the band materialvv at predetermined intervals.

l5. In a` machine f' ,torf making edge bands or the i like, the eonibination ef* means for forming link receivingfapertures inthe band predeterthrough the aperturesfoianedftherein, and

means for severing the: band5 'material' int-o bands of predetermined length. l

17. 2In, a :machine/foi" makingwedge )band-s er the li-'l' e,"the-l combination Veti-ineens for form-ing l-i'nkreceiving'apertures in the band material, means for feeding Wire stoekand severing the .same into-'links efpredeternii-ned ilengtln-meansfer bend" the links and attaching them" toE the banfdthrongh the apertures formed therein andmeans'ffor 'severingA the band material `into bands of predetermined length.

18.' 'In a machine for making er thelike, the combination of'meansfifor forming link receivii'igfaperturesin thejband material, means 'for "feed-ing vWire 'stock and 11o 'means "for l initially bending Y vedge ba "ds Y severing the same into links of predetermined length, means for bending the links and attaching them to the band through the apertures formed therein, means for severing the band material into bands of predetermined length, and means for forming additional apertures adjacent the ends of the bands.

19. In a machine for making edge bands or the like, the combination of means for formin link receiving apertures in the band materia means for feeding Wire stock and severing the same into links of predetermined length, means for initially bending the links, means for further bending the links and attaching them to the band through the apertures formed therein, means for severing the band material into bands of predetermined length, and means for automatically stopping the machine when the supply of band material is exhausted.-

20. In a machine for making edge bands or the like, the combination of means for forming link receiving apertures in the band material, means for feeding wire stock and severing the same into links of predetermined length, means for initially bending the links, means for further bending the links, and attaching them to the band,

through the apertures formed therein, means for severing the band material into bands of predetermined length, and means for automatically stopping the machine when the supply of wire stock is exhausted.

21. In a machine for making edge bands or the like, the combination of means for forming link receiving apertures in the band material, means for feeding Wire stock and severing the same into links of predetermined length, means for initially bending the links, means for further bending the links and attaching them to the band through the apertures formed therein, means for severing the band material into bands of predetermined length, and means for automati# cally stopping the machine when the supply of either band material or wire stock is eX- hausted.

22. In a machine for making edge bands or the like, the combination of means for punching link receiving apertures in edge band material, means for utilizing the aperture punching mechanism for feeding the band material forward, means for feeding wire stock, means for severing the wire stock into predetermined lengths, means for partially bending the wire lengths into links, and means for attaching one end of said links to said band through the apertures formed therein.

23. In a machine for making edge bands or the like, the combination of means for punching link receiving apertures in edge band material, a reciprocating mechanism carrying said punching means and adapted to thereby feed the material forward, means for severing wire stock into predetermined lengths, means for bending the lengths and attaching one end thereof to the band material, means for bending the other end of the wire length into partially closed position, and means for severing the band material into predeterimed lengths.

24. In a machine for making edge bands or the like, the combination of means for punching link receiving apertures in edge 'band material, a reciprocating mechanism carrying said punching means and adapted to thereby feed the material forward, means for severing wire stock into predetermined lengths, means for bending the lengths and attaching one end thereof to the band material, means for bending the other end of the wire length into partially closed position, and means for severing the band material into predetermined lengths, each of said band lengths'having a predetermined number of the links attached thereto.

:25. In a machine for making edge bands or lthe like, the combination of means for punching link receiving apertures in edge band material, a reciprocating mechanism carrying said punching means and adapted to thereby feed the material forward, means for severing wire stock into predetermined lengths, means for bending the lengths and attaching one end thereof to the band material, means for bending the other end of the wire length into partially closed position, and means for severing the band material into predetermined lengths, and simultaneously with the severing operation forming additional apertures adjacent one end of each of the bands.y

JOHN F. GAIL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

